Skies Of America is a Jazz album by Ornette Coleman, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
About
Review by Thom Jurek Here's what is known about Ornette Coleman's first recorded orchestral symphonic work (he had written others previously and had them performed but never put on tape): After hiring conductor David Measham and the London Symphony Orchestra, British musicians' union rules prohibited Coleman from using his own quartet to play on the record. As a result, he had to re-examine the work without the concerto grosso form and, to fit the work on a single LP, he had to cut many of the recurrent themes of the work. It is also known that the recording quality isn't .
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Tracklist
- 1Skies of America2:49
- 2Native Americans1:10
- 3The Good Life1:33
- 4Birthdays and Funerals3:13
- 5Dreams0:51
- 6Sounds of Sculpture1:20
- 7Holiday for Heroes1:10
- 8All of My Life3:08
- 9Dancers1:17
- 10The Soul Within Woman0:47
- 11The Artist In America3:54
- 12The New Anthem0:31
- 13Place In Space2:44
- 14Foreigner In a Free Land1:19
- 15Silver Screen1:10
- 16Poetry1:15
- 17The Men Who Live In the White House2:48
- 18Love Life4:34
- 19The Military0:32
- 20Jam Session0:39
- 21Sunday In America4:29
Credits
Performers
- Ornette ColemanALTO SAXOPHONE ORCHESTRATED BY
- Charlie HadenBASS
- David MeashamCONDUCTOR
- Ed BlackwellDRUMS
- London Symphony OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Dewey RedmanTENOR SAXOPHONE OBOE
27 pressings tracked on Gatefold